Catopsis
Appearance
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Catopsis | |
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Catopsis berteroniana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
Genus: | Catopsis Griseb. |
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Catopsis distribution | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Catopsis is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). Catopsis is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Brazil, plus Florida and the West Indies.[1] One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.[citation needed]
Species
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Catopsis berteroniana (Schultes f.) Mez | from Bahamas, Florida, Chiapas and Veracruz south to Brazil |
Catopsis compacta Mez | Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco | |
Catopsis delicatula L.B. Smith | Guatemala, southern Mexico | |
Catopsis floribunda L.B. Smith | West Indies, Venezuela, Honduras, Oaxaca, Florida | |
Catopsis juncifolia Mez & Wercklé | from Veracruz to Panama | |
Catopsis micrantha L.B. Smith | Panama | |
Catopsis minimiflora Matuda | Chiapas | |
Catopsis montana L.B.Sm. | Cuba, Central America | |
Catopsis morreniana Mez | from Veracruz to Costa Rica | |
Catopsis nitida (Hooker) Grisebach | from Veracruz to Panama; Greater Antilles | |
Catopsis nutans (Swartz) Grisebach | Florida, Central America, Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador | |
Catopsis oerstediana Mez | southern Mexico, Central America | |
Catopsis paniculata E. Morren | southern Mexico, Central America | |
Catopsis pedicellata L.B.Sm | Guatemala, Costa Rica, southern Mexico | |
Catopsis pisiformis Rauh | Panama | |
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Catopsis sessiliflora (Ruiz & Pavón) Mez | West Indies; Latin America from Puebla and Jalisco south to Peru |
Catopsis subulata L.B. Smith | Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca | |
Catopsis wangerinii Mez & Wercklé | Central America, Colombia, Chiapas, Veracruz | |
Catopsis wawranea Mez | Veracruz, Oaxaca, Belize | |
Catopsis werckleana Mez | Costa Rica |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- BSI Genera Gallery photos